Sweden’s centre-left opposition bloc is projected to win 51.3% of the vote, ahead of the right-wing bloc on 46.8%, according to an SVT exit poll.

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Sweden’s centre-left opposition bloc is projected to win 51.3% of the vote, ahead of the right-wing bloc on 46.8%, according to an SVT exit poll. A separate TV4 poll also put the centre-left ahead. Official counting is under way. If confirmed, the result could return Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson to power and keep the far-right Sweden Democrats out of government.